Welcome to Chestnut Ridge ...

Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Chestnut Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chestnut Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Chestnut Ridge: Chestnut Rdg. (or less commonly used: Chestnut Rdge. or Chestnut Ridg.)

Chestnut Ridge is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chestnut Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chestnut Ridge is within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Chestnut Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Chestnut Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Maryland (3), Missouri, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (5) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Ridge.

Communities near Chestnut Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chestnut Ridge.

• Seymour
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• Scottsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• North Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Austin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Brownstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Crothersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• Medora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
• Elizabethtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Dupont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>
• Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chestnut Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chestnut Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chestnut Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Chestnut Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Chestnut Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chestnut Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chestnut Ridge.

Adding Chestnut Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chestnut Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chestnut Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chestnut Ridge post office opened in 1878.

We also found Chestnut Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chestnut Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov